There’s nothing that helps you change gears after a work day faster than playing some music.
If the day has been a tough one, music can console you. If it’s been a good day, music can help you celebrate. Sitting down at the keyboard for an hour or blowing a horn helps those built-up emotions and stresses get vented, and lets me face the rest of my life with more good cheer and calmness. Continue reading →
Filed under Inspiration
Tagged as jazz, music, playing, recreational music, seth godin, work
For many, it’s time to get back to the instruments for the fall rehearsal and concert season. Here’s a couple of options if you are looking for a place where you can dust off your instruments: Continue reading →
Filed under Events and Calendar, Opportunities to Play
Tagged as amateur, band, music, musicians, orchestra, performance, playing
Leonard Slatkin
For the past week, I’m hearing from a lot of people about Leonard Slatkin “bombing out” at the Metropolitan Opera. Slatkin withdrew from the Met after only one performance of La Traviata. According to his blog, it was a miserable experience from the start.
If you’ve missed this moment of high drama in the classical music world, here are a couple of places to get caught up. Continue reading →
Filed under Inspiration, Musicians of Note
Tagged as Detroit, expression, leonard, metropolitan opera, new york, performance, piano, playing, slatkin, style
If you haven’t read all the comments on this blog, then meet Howard, a midlife tenor sax player. He’s been commenting recently, and I thought his story was worth sharing. Way to go Howard!
am interested in your husband’s journey with the saxophone. Two years ago, at age 54, I picked up a tenor and started taking lessons. Continue reading →
Filed under Inspiration, Returning to Music
Tagged as amateur, group, music, playing, practice, sax, tenor
A new year has begun, and so has a new season of music. Continue reading →
Filed under Opportunities to Play, Personal Journey
After my last post, someone I know read it and said, “I don’t play any more, because I’m afraid of annoying the neighbors. I live in an apartment.”
My first thought was, “I’ve been there. Know exactly what you mean.”
But then I thought, it’s a trap. Continue reading →
Midlife Musicians